BREAKING NEWS ~ Continuously Updated

[John Hilton]

For anyone interested:

Graham Hancock is recovering well from his successful open-heart surgery for atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation. He is back home with his family, experiencing a reawakening of energy, and has returned to his desk to finish writing his next book, which is scheduled for delivery in late October.
Surgery Outcome: Reported as a complete success, going much better than initially anticipated.

[John Hilton]

Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has just been sworn into office. He's a massive Trump ally, and the Trump admin is already gearing up for a military partnership with Colombia to destroy the drug traffickers
https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2085842654730887305

[onawah]

Fracking/3 Gorges Dam/33 Quakes In 45 Days
Three Gorges’ Deadly Cycle: Dams Trigger Quakes, Quakes Destroy Dams
China Observer
829K subscribers
8/4/26
(Fracking near dams is definitely not a good idea, as Dutchsinse can attest. See:https://projectavalon.net/forum4/sho...ght=dutchsinse)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rNAe3QzsLrk

[Bill Ryan]

An interesting report from Britain's Daily Telegraph. (Of course, everyone spies on everyone else all the time, almost no countries excepted. But we can be sure that China knows every detail of everything that's happening in every corner of the world. )

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...data-to-china/

Spy cameras on Navy drones secretly sent data to China

Special forces boats set for use in planned Gulf missions were fitted with Chinese-made components



Royal Navy spy drones used by Britain’s elite special forces secretly sent data to China, The Telegraph can reveal.

The cameras on the K3 Scout surveillance drones had components made in China which were transmitting information to a device in the country.

The Royal Marines have been using the £12m fleet since March and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) was forced to remove all internet connectivity from the cameras after discovering the breach.

The revelation raises fears that Beijing has been attempting to spy on Britain’s military after years of security warnings about the threat from the country.

The drones were supplied by a major British defence contractor, Kraken Technology Group, which sourced the cameras from a third party who had given assurances about their security.

An investigation into the drones revealed that the cameras were transmitting “heartbeat communications” – data to confirm they were online and functioning normally – to an IP address in China. The MoD insisted that there was no evidence that any sensitive data or systems had been sent abroad.

The discovery triggered national security fears that security-cleared staff at the Special Boat Service (SBS) headquarters in Poole, Dorset could have been exposed.

A defence source familiar with the matter told The Telegraph that the K3 drones made up part of a future defence package offered by the UK to secure the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

The source said that preparations for Britain’s plans in the Gulf had been conducted on the drones, adding: “This is major failure to check origins of components and we have lost confidence in the platform.”

There are also concerns that the surveillance drones have been near highly sensitive meetings between senior special forces staff, and that cameras remained active even when the drones were switched off.

The MoD said that the department took “security of our equipment, networks and data extremely seriously” and insisted that no MoD data had been compromised.

However the Tories called upon the Government to “urgently audit” its equipment for hidden Chinese footprints.

[Ravenlocke]

Sputnik Mundo

Translated from Spanish
🇨🇦🔥 Canada Declares State of Emergency After Rapid Expansion of Wildfire

More than 20,000 people were forced to abandon their homes due to a fast-spreading wildfire that advanced with great speed in western Canada and doubled in size since it was detected on August 7.

The fire has generated its own weather system with lightning. Rescue teams warn that, due to the heat and wind, the situation could worsen

https://x.com/SputnikMundo/status/2086789787105509813

[onawah]

No question that the CCP is busily spying on whatever it can, but the propaganda about their seaworthiness is often very exaggerated.
...And the lack of good drainage and sewer systems in China makes them very vulnerable to weather extremes.
No sooner do they recover from the last flood then they are having to deal with the next one, and it's not just reservoir water they are flooded with, but raw sewage.
In both cases, the true statistics of fatalities and casualties are concealed. )

China Hit By Typhoon King: Massive 1,000-Foot Ship Sinks, As Big As A Nimitz Carrier
China Observer
829K subscribers
Aug 8, 2026

"On August 8, a person in China posted a video saying: “Typhoon White Dolphin is so powerful that it even knocked over a 100-meter-long ship.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LeZZSXH1SjA

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China’s Navy Secret Is Out: 7,000-Ton Destroyer Crashes Into 1,000-Ton Coast Guard Ship, 2 Dead
China Observer
829K subscribers
Aug 10, 2026

"Remember that collision in the South China Sea last August? The PLA Navy’s Guilin collided with China Coast Guard vessel 3104. The small Philippine boat got away, while two Chinese vessels crashed into each other. The bow of vessel 3104 was crushed in the collision, and video of the incident was seen around the world."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KJdVns7tnd4

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A Disaster Every Single Day in China
China Fact Chasers
230K subscribers
Aug 9, 2026

(More about China spying beginning at 5 minutes 35 seconds into the video.
And after that, an article about how the CCP "paid for play" Western journalists to become shills and publish disinformation about conditions in China during their visits there. )

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VSqxbzDtqZ0

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Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
There are also concerns that the surveillance drones have been near highly sensitive meetings between senior special forces staff, and that cameras remained active even when the drones were switched off.
The MoD said that the department took “security of our equipment, networks and data extremely seriously” and insisted that no MoD data had been compromised.
However the Tories called upon the Government to “urgently audit” its equipment for hidden Chinese footprints.

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by onawah (here)
China Hit By Typhoon King: Massive 1,000-Foot Ship Sinks, As Big As A Nimitz Carrier
China Observer
829K subscribers
Aug 8, 2026

"On August 8, a person in China posted a video saying: “Typhoon White Dolphin is so powerful that it even knocked over a 100-meter-long ship.”

1,000 feet is about 3 times longer than 100 meters .

[John Hilton]

Trump signs 'gold standard' childhood vaccine order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwnlgpOp5-Q

Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations - 11 core vaccines recommended for all children including MMR, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and others, while listing hepatitis A/B, rotavirus, meningococcal disease, influenza, and COVID-19 for shared decision-making.Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations - 11 core vaccines recommended for all children including MMR, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and others, while listing hepatitis A/B, rotavirus, meningococcal disease, influenza, and COVID-19 for shared decision-making.

Of course the usual suspects are "fact checking/debunking" the connection between vaccines and autism.

[onawah]

Due to the problems with inaccuracies in AI narrations, I think, but we can get a pretty good idea of the length of the ship from the photos, at least.

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)
1,000 feet is about 3 times longer than 100 meters .

[Johnnycomelately]

C’mon Paul, don’t be a Fact Nazi. Not a good look, on a conspiracy website.

I watched this vid of Natalie’s, and was quite entertained. Had to search why it called the typhoon “White Dolphin”, instead of “Dolphin”, then that made sense. Yeah the title is wrong too, about the approaching typhoon having already sunk the ship, but that was corrected in the vid.

Don’t be so beholden to your precious minutes on Earth, the vid is only 20:17. I think we need a big group hug.

/s, per Uncle Poe.

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)

Posted by onawah (here)
China Hit By Typhoon King: Massive 1,000-Foot Ship Sinks, As Big As A Nimitz Carrier
China Observer
829K subscribers
Aug 8, 2026




"On August 8, a person in China posted a video saying: “Typhoon White Dolphin is so powerful that it even knocked over a 100-meter-long ship.”

1,000 feet is about 3 times longer than 100 meters .

[ThePythonicCow]

Posted by Johnnycomelately (here)
the vid is only 20:17

The tart responses to my terse observation were a far more rewarding of 20 seconds of my time, than I suspect watching the video would have been of 20 minutes of my time .

[Johnnycomelately]

Never been called a tart. In certain contexts, maybe I am, not sure. But not here. Mind your tongue, buddy ©️. 🥸

Posted by ThePythonicCow (here)

Posted by Johnnycomelately (here)
the vid is only 20:17

The tart responses to my terse observation were a far more rewarding of 20 seconds of my time, than I suspect watching the video would have been of 20 minutes of my time .

[John Hilton]

Posted by John Hilton (here)
Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has just been sworn into office. He's a massive Trump ally, and the Trump admin is already gearing up for a military partnership with Colombia to destroy the drug traffickers
https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2085842654730887305

Following on from this - a coincidence, I'm sure... from yesterday:

Colombia in Ruins After 7.4M Earthquake! Massive Building Collapse in Pereira, People Trapped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBA2-QGejxQ

[Arcturian108]

Posted by John Hilton (here)

Posted by John Hilton (here)
Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has just been sworn into office. He's a massive Trump ally, and the Trump admin is already gearing up for a military partnership with Colombia to destroy the drug traffickers
https://x.com/ericldaugh/status/2085842654730887305

Following on from this - a coincidence, I'm sure... from yesterday:

Colombia in Ruins After 7.4M Earthquake! Massive Building Collapse in Pereira, People Trapped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBA2-QGejxQ

Methinks somebody is playing with an earthquake-generating machine, considering the same thing happened in Venezuela so recently.

[Sue (Ayt)]

I figured the lawsuits would start coming fast and furious as this generation of brain-washed youth start to be aware of what was done to them in their formative years.

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Final­izes His­toric Set­tle­ment with Texas Children’s Hos­pi­tal, Cre­at­ing First-Ever Detran­si­tion Clin­ic and Secur­ing Near­ly $10 Mil­lion for Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic settlement agreement with Texas Children’s Hospital (“Texas Children’s”) has been fully executed.

In May, Attorney General Paxton secured the landmark settlement with Texas Children’s, which compels the creation of the country’s first-ever Detransition Clinic. It requires the hospital to pay $10 million to resolve claims brought under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act and the federal False Claims Act for billing Texas Medicaid for unallowable and illegal “gender-transition” interventions. Among other things, the settlement also compels the permanent and irrevocable termination of privileges of multiple physicians and requires Texas Children’s to amend their bylaws to specify that performance of gender-transition interventions triggers automatic relinquishment of medical staff privileges. This historic legal victory follows an extensive investigation led by the OAG’s Healthcare Program Enforcement Division.

Now, the settlement agreement has been fully executed. Texas Children’s will pay a total of $10 million to resolve these claims, with $8,576,000 going to the State of Texas. Additionally, the Detransition Clinic must be opened by the end of October 2026.

“This historic settlement is a resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology that has preyed on Texas children under the guise of ‘care,’” said Attorney General Paxton. “Texas Children’s has agreed to pay millions back to Texas. The detransition clinic, which is the first of its kind, must open within months. Activist doctors who harmed children have been fired. This settlement sends an unmistakable message: if you put radical ideology over children's health, my office will go after you. We will continue to lead the way in stopping the far-left’s radical gender agenda.”

To read the Settlement Agreement, click here.

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov...ing-first-ever

[Ravenlocke]

All day Astronomy

TOMORROW: on August 12: six planets at dawn, an eclipse at dusk and Perseids meteor shower peaks with dark new moon.

Four events in one day. The six-planet parade comes first, before sunrise, with Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune spread wide across the sky.

Then the total solar eclipse. Totality runs over Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain. The UK gets a deep partial instead, up to 96% covered, per BBC Sky at Night. Certified glasses the entire time.

Then the Perseids peak, with a new Moon meaning no moonlight to wash them out.

https://x.com/forallcurious/status/2087289323913957450

Michael Bradbury

SOMETHING ELSE IS ABOUT TO HIT EARTH ON AUGUST 12

As if August 12 wasn’t already packed enough…

Now a CME from the Sun is expected to reach Earth, bringing the possibility of geomagnetic storm conditions.

And the timing is hard to ignore.

A total solar eclipse.
The Perseid meteor shower near its peak.
Multiple planets lining the morning sky.
And now solar material arriving at Earth.

That’s a lot happening above us in a very short window.

August 12 is looking more interesting by the hour.

👇 Who else is keeping their eyes on the sky?

#MrMBB333 #August12 #Spaceweather #CME #SolarEclipse


https://x.com/MrMBB333/status/2087204015495053494

Stefan Burns

We have a planetary parade visible just before sunrise involving six planets. Cool! Tomorrow August 12th is really a quite remarkable day, with a Total Solar Eclipse, this planetary parade, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, and an expected solar storm impact. Woah!


https://x.com/StefanBurnsGeo/status/2087302447526277459

[Ravenlocke]

For when to best view these sky events,


Matt Devitt

HEADS UP! 🪐🌖💫 Three incredible sky events in *one day* across the world on Wednesday. A Six-Planet Parade in the morning, Total Solar Eclipse in the afternoon/evening followed by the Perseid Meteor Shower at night! Here's what you need to know:

1) Before dawn, six planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune — will be spread across the morning sky, although Uranus and Neptune require optical assistance to see well.

2) Then during the afternoon, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain while portions of the northern United States, Canada and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere will see a partial eclipse.

3) After dark, the show continues as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight into August 13, with the New Moon providing exceptionally dark skies for what is expected to be one of the best meteor-viewing nights of the year!

August 12th is one of those rare days when the sky puts on a show nearly around the clock. Enjoy!

- Matt Devitt Weather

https://x.com/MattDevittWX/status/2087287909095195113

[BMJ]

Massachusetts Just Legalized Ending Pregnancies Until Birth (In Other words The Dumocrats Legalised Murder !!!)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9nyx2qP_k

CBN News
August 12, 2026
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey just signed a law which, in essence, allows for the deletion of babies up until the point of birth. The state previously had a 24-week gestational limit on ending pregnancies. No more. Here’s the gleeful signing of the bill. CBN’s Raj Nair has the story.

[rgray222]

Trump says Karoline Leavitt will leave White House press secretary role, become outside advisor



President Donald Trump announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month to spend more time with her family.

Leavitt confirmed her departure in a lengthy post on X, saying she made the "bittersweet decision" after concluding she could not balance the demands of serving as press secretary with being the mother she wants to be to her two young children.

"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt wrote.

Leavitt thanked Trump for giving her the opportunity to work in the West Wing, travel and represent his administration from the White House briefing room.

"Most of all, I am thankful to the President for entrusting me with the distinct privilege of speaking on his behalf at the White House podium. I have spoken with great pride about the many historic accomplishments of this Administration, and I have relished holding the liberal media accountable and ensuring the American people hear the truth about President Trump’s successes."

Leavitt said becoming a mother again while holding one of the White House's most demanding public-facing jobs ultimately drove her decision to leave.

"Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least. The truth is since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve while devoting the constant time, energy, and attention required of the White House Press Secretary — and that is why I have ultimately made the bittersweet decision to depart the White House and embark on a new chapter in my life."

Full Story: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...utside-advisor

[Bill Ryan]

This was reported by Iran's Press TV:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Db6Pmq_CATV/

The text reads:

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Deadly clash aboard US carrier Abraham Lincoln leaves seven dead, several injured: report

Seven US Navy personnel have reportedly been killed and several others wounded in a violent clash aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as growing unrest among the carrier’s crew has exposed mounting pressure inside the US military amid a prolonged deployment.

The incident erupted after an adviser to US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Brad Cooper boarded the carrier to address mounting complaints from crew members following protests by their families over the ship’s prolonged deployment, according to Tasnim News Agency, citing an informed military source.

The adviser was reportedly met with boos and had water bottles thrown at him while addressing a gathering of personnel.

The confrontation subsequently escalated into a fight among crew members involving knives and other bladed weapons, leaving seven personnel dead and several others wounded, according to the source.